My two cents: in french 'LAIC' is quite opposed to 'religious' (example: 'a laic school'). Well I prefer 'JACK' . Better for musicians.
On Mon, 1 Oct 2001 16:08:42 -0700 "STEFFL, ERIK *Internet* (SBCSI)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: David Gerard Matthews Jr. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > Marek Peteraj wrote: > > > > > > 3) Most people would have no idea how to say "LAIC" > > > Laic - of or relating to the laity - all those who are not > > members of a > > > profession or specialized field. I think it should be a > > symbolic word > > > for how LAAGA/JACK works (see above). It should not be a problem > > > for those who speak english...But one can still visit > > www.webster.com, > > > they have audio-pronunciations online :) > > Actually, those who speak English would have the most trouble figuring > > out how to pronounce "LAIC", because "ai" doesn't have a standardized > > pronunciation. Is it pronounced like "lake"? Or is it > > "like"? Or "lae > > -ik"? Etc.... > > you can argue against quite a few english words using this argument > (break-breakfast, blood-boot, great-freak etc...) > > laic IS english word so you cannot excuse yourself out of knowing how to > pronounce it. > > erik
